BSA Yorkshire MedSoc Group Event

Programme

Lunch and networking 12:00-13:00

Keynote 13:00-14:00: Deborah Lupton, Canberra University, Australia ‘Digital health data, big and small: some critical  sociological reflections’

Coffee and Tea 14:00-14:30

Paper presentations:

• John Gardner, University of York, UK 14:30-15:00 ‘The broad clinical gaze in paediatric deep brain stimulation’
• Chrissy Buse, University of Leeds, UK 15:00-15:30 ‘Looking out of place: clothing and the boundaries of ‘home’ and privacy in dementia care’
• Clare Jackson, University of York, UK 15:30-16:00  ‘Healthcare professionals initiating decisions in labour: A pilot conversation analytic study of data from One Born Every Minute’

Future plans for the Group 16:00-16:30

This will be a great opportunity to meet with others with an interest in sociology of health and illness/medical sociology, to share ideas and help to build the Yorkshire research community.

About the BSA Yorkshire MedSoc Group

The British Sociological Association Medical Sociology group for Yorkshire was launched in February 2014 with an event at Sheffield University (plenary speaker Prof Mary Dixon Woods) that brought together researchers from across the region to discuss stimulating work conducted by well-established and more junior colleagues. Events include lots of time for networking with other researchers and opportunities get involved with the Group.

Study Group Page: http://www.britsoc.co.uk/study-groups/yorkshire.aspx